DENTAL PLAQUE

Dental Plaque is a form of hardened dental tartar. It is caused by precipitation of minerals from saliva and gingival crevicular fluid in plaque on the teeth. Plaque can form both along the gum line and within the narrow sulcus that exists between the teeth and the gingiva. The clinical manifestations are bad breath, receding gums, chronically inflamed gingiva.

HOW IS DENTAL PLAQUE DIAGNOSED?

A dentist diagnoses dental plaque by examining the teeth and checking the clinical manifestations

HOW IS DENTAL PLAQUE TREATED?

Plaque of teeth can be avoided by proper brushing. Also, plaque build-up can be removed with ultrasonic tools or dental hand instruments such as a periodontal scaler

DID YOU KNOW?

Toothpaste with an additive ingredient of zinc citrate has been shown to produce a statistically significant reduction in plaque accumulation. Some dental tartar may form by direct mineralization of the pellicle